BACKSTAGERS #8 Written by James Tynion IV Art by Ryan Sygh and Walter Baiamonte Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: March 29, 2017 The team is back together again! Assembling for one last show, the crew joins together to defeat their final foe in this last act of Backstagers! Tynion has created a world that…

The Backstagers #8 (of 8) Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Rian Sygh Cover Artist: Veronica Fish Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Final issue! The crew has spent so much time in the backstage world that they haven’t gotten around to preparing anything for the show!

It’s Representation and Health 101 Time! Last year, I did an entire month of articles about black characters and issues in comics, but there’s no way in hell I have the energy for that again (maybe next year!). However, I wanted to pick someone I thought represented an important part of black liberation and the…

BACKSTAGERS #5 Written by James Tynion IV Art by Rian Sygh, Walter Baiamonte, & Jim Campbell Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: December 21, 2016 Canada? What is it even? Les Terribles is over and the crew needs some down time. Aziz and Beckett recommend the ultra-intricate tradition of Total Conquest, and just as they…

The Backstagers #5 (of 8) Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Rian Sygh Cover Artist: Veronica Fish Price: $3.99 Synopsis: The Backstagers meet their lady counterparts from the All-Girls school, and it turns out that they have way more in common than they’d think.

THE BACKSTAGERS #1 Written by James Tynion IV Art by Ryan Sygh and Walter Baiamonte Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: August 17, 2016 Jory is at an all-boys school and he is not too enthused. After finding a club her marginally fits in, he comes across the Backstagers – Sasha, Aziz, Hunter, and Beckett.…